Julie and Julia is filmed around here. Their apartment is by the powerplant on the river. And there are a touching number of Astoria location shots including the fish store by the 30th Ave subway stop and K&T Butcher. Sure, they throw in some 7 trains shots to pretend they’re in Long Island City proper,…
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At least not for mayor. I never thought I’d say that. I’ve never voted anything but Democratic. All my life. With just one exception. I did vote for Bloomberg (luckily he runs on two tickets so I can vote for him and still say I’ve never voted for a Republican). Shame on the Democratic candidates…
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Because only 10 percent of car/bike collisions are caused by bikes.
In Chetumal, Mexico.
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I’m in Chicago, where I grew up. It’s so beautiful here. Biking around here, I get that same feeling of wondering why I live in ugly-ass Astoria as when I venture to, say, Brooklyn. And what a biking city Chicago is! There were no bike lanes till Hizzhonor decided that Chicago would be a biking…
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